Four big changes coming to Scooping the News

Several weeks ago, we hinted that major changes would take place this summer here at Scooping the News. One major change -- our expansion onto YouTube -- started taking shape Friday with this video. Another major change -- the presence of a search option -- debuted this evening in the top sidebar on the right side of Scooping the News' main page.

Two other major changes will take place this summer on Scooping the News, and we would like to tell you a little bit about them. These will not be the last changes to occur on Scooping the News -- since we strive for constant growth and innovation -- but these moves toward providing more original content will dominant most of our summer work.

First, we will provide more in-depth commentaries on the newspaper industry in our daily blog. There will still be plenty of industry news and links to relevant reports, but we will also provide our own thoughts and opinions about the various issues shaping the future of newspapers. You can expect to see more of our entries with lists. Readership surges when such entries appear.

Second, we will continue to work on our monthly power rankings of U.S. daily newspapers -- the one feature that sets us apart from all other blogs. Not only will these rankings appear on the fourth Friday of every month, but Scooping the News readers will get an expanded look at these rankings that will only be available on YouTube. The rankings shed light on the industry's future.

Thanks for reading Scooping the News, thanks for following us on Twitter, and finally, thanks to all of you for watching episode one of Scooping the News on YouTube.